2025 - Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS2025 Volume 8. Tang Intl. Symp. / Economy
| Editors: | F. Kongoli, J. Chenu, R.J. Ferracin, T. Mandelburger, T. Ribeiro |
| Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Pages: | 150 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-998384-52-5 (CD) |
| ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
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AFRICA'S ROLE IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: INNOVATION, INCLUSION, AND IMPACT
Nana Yaw Konadu1;1ELECTRO RECYCLING GHANA LTD, Accra, Ghana;
Type of Paper: Regular
Id Paper: 347
Topic: 82
Abstract:
I want to discuss the opportunities that have arisen from the challenges we face with electronic waste in West Africa, particularly in Ghana. I would like to highlight my company, Electro Recycling, and our partnership with a German company, which has allowed us to establish operations in Ghana. This initiative has created over 60 direct jobs and 200 indirect jobs for the local community.
We are actively bridging the digital divide by providing access to refurbished electronics, empowering marginalized communities, and fostering economic opportunities.
Additionally, I want to emphasize how repair, refurbishment, and remanufacturing can benefit the people of Ghana, West Africa, and Europe as a whole. Although Africa contributes to less than 3% of global warming, its young population has the potential to positively impact a greener circular economy.